Some people with desk jobs are sick and tired of their colleagues, but their solutions could cost them promotions and raises.

Gretchen is interviewed as an expert on co-working spaces, their design, why some Fortune 500 firms are renting out co-working space, and how some co-workers can add depleting aspects to traditional office settings.

Spreitzer is the Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration, professor of management and organizations, and a member of the Center for Positive Organizations’ core faculty. Her research focuses on employee empowerment and leadership development.